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We DO teach them how to draw graphs at KS3 AND KS4. It seems that the idea of drawing things with a pencil rather than a biro, fountain pen, purple highlighter or orange felt-tipped pen is something that is difficult to install into a teenaged mind, whereas the BDC module seems to come pre-loaded.

Add to that the insistence and persistence that many KS3&4 science and humanities teachers seem to have with regards to teaching kids how to do various types of graph and chart incorrectly (bar charts without gaps? Pie charts to compare two sets of data? Makes my blood curdle...), then you'll be a step closer to understanding our plight...